Xinjiang Northern Xinjiang Snow Realm | Altay Ice and Snow Loop 9-Day Tour (Altay + Kanas + Hemu + Sayram Lake)
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Departing from Ürümqi
Altay Prefecture
- Urungu Lake Ice Lake Blues Fireworks Feast: In the winter, the frozen Urungu Lake awaits the sunset blues hour. Photographing the ice surface paired with fireworks, the collision of ice, snow, and fireworks creates a uniquely atmospheric cinematic camera angle.
- Crossing the Winter Ahe Secret Highway: Take the niche Ahe Highway, passing through snowfields and forests, and take in the winter mountain snow scenery of Altay; in case of heavy snow blocking the road, safely detour via national highways to ensure a smooth itinerary.
- Hemi All-Day Immersive Slow Travel Snow Village: Plenty of time to enjoy Hemu, check out the log cabin snow drifts and morning mist with cooking smoke, experience boiling water turning to ice and snow walks, and immersively live in the fairy tale of the gods' private land of ice and snow.
- Kanas Three Bays Winter Ink-Wash Snow Scenery: In winter, Fairy Bay, Moon Bay, and卧龙湾 (Wolong Bay) are wrapped in white snow, with rime and glaciers reflecting each other. It is uncrowded and quiet, resembling an ink-wash painting scroll, creating a uniquely cold and ethereal winter fairyland.
- Check-in at the Lonely Tree on the Ba Habak Border: Visit Ba Habak, the first village in the northwest, to explore the lonely tree on the snowfield. Featuring the snow-covered scenery of a border village and a niche check-in spot, it is full of a sense of story.
- Ba Habak All-Day Roaming Border Snow Village: Deeply stroll through Ba Habak, look at snow-covered log cabins, feel the quiet winter of the northwest border, stay away from the crowds, and exclusively enjoy the tranquil snow-covered village.
- Kanas Lake Frozen Secret Exploration: In winter, the surface of Kanas Lake is frozen, allowing visitors to appreciate the magnificent ice lake landscape and experience the quiet and vast beauty of Kanas in winter up close.
- Karamay Snowfield Around-the-Stove Tea Boiling + Sunset Blues: Boil tea around the stove to warm up during breaks in the snow-like winter journey, and wait for the sunset blues on the Gobi snowfield, where cold and warmth intertwine for a relaxed and healing experience.
- Sayram Lake Winter Blue Ice Lake Tour: Head to the last tear of the Atlantic. Enjoy the winter blue ice, ice bubbles, and ice crack landscapes of Sayram Lake, and appreciate the shocking frozen lake around the lake.
- One-Stop Northern Xinjiang Ice and Snow Panoramic Loop: Connect ice lakes, snowfield highways, Hemu, Kanas, Ba Habak, and Sayram Lake in a single trip. Snow mountains, ice lakes, snow villages, and Gobi snow scenery can all be seen at once, with Urumqi gathering and airport drop-off for a worry-free trip.
What to expect
- Day 1: Gather in Urumqi - Free time
- Day 2: Urumqi ~ Altay General Mountain Sunset Cable Car / Wulungu Lake Sunset Blue Hour Fireworks (choose one) ~ Altay (approx. 500km, driving time approx. 5h)
- Day 3: Altay ~ Ahe Highway (detour via national highway in case of road closure) ~ Hemu (approx. 260km, driving time approx. 5h)
- Day 4: Full-day exploration of Hemu - Travel photography (Hemu Bridge, rime, birch forest)
- Day 5: Hemu ~ Kanas Three Bays ~ Lonely Tree ~ Baishhabu Roaming ~ Baishhabu (approx. 150km, driving time approx. 2.5h)
- Day 6: Baishhabu ~ Kanas Lake ~ Karamay (approx. 460km, driving time approx. 5h)
- Day 7: Karamay ~ Sailimu Lake ~ Around-the-stove Tea Boiling ~ Sunset Blue Hour ~ Saili Lake Town Accommodation (approx. 460km, driving time approx. 5h)
- Day 8: Sailimu Lake ~ Passing Tianshan Mountains Scenery ~ Urumqi (approx. 550km, driving time approx. 6h)
- Day 9: Airport drop-off in Urumqi - Drop-off arranged according to flight time




















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